Solecki’s research focuses on urban environmental change, resilience, and urbanization. From 2006 - 2014, he has served as the Director of the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College. He has served as the co-leader of several climate impacts and land use studies in the states of New York, New Jersey, and the extended northeast region. He was the co-lead for the NYSERDA ClimAID Report and the Co-Chair of the New York Panel on Climate Change. He recently was a lead author of the IPCC, Working Group II, Urban Areas chapter (chapter 8) and a coordinating lead author of the US National Climate Assessment, Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Vulnerability chapter (chapter 11).